Samuel Butcher Jr. (1756 - 1847)

Born 28 Mar 1756 in Loudoun, Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 2 May 1847 at age 91 in Cedar Grove, Wood County, Virginia, United States

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Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 3, 2017), "Record of Samuel Butcher Jr", Ancestor # A017576.

Biography

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of LIEUTENANT. DAR Ancestor # A017576

Samuel Butcher, Jr., was born in Loudoun County, Virginia on Marh 28, 1756, the child of Samuel Butcher, Sr and Susannah (Lewis). When he was very young, he moved with his parents to a farm near Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and here Samuel Jr spent his childhood and early adulthood. After 1769, as a young man, Samuel Jr, followed his father southward and settled near Bloomfield, Cameron Parish, Loudoun County, Virginia. When he was 21 years old in 1777, Samuel Jr inherited his father’s large plantation near Bloomfield, Virginia. At the age of about 22, Samuel Jr. Married Miss Hannah (Drake), probably in Loudoun County, Virginia in 1776.^[1]

After their marriage, Samuel Jr and Hannah settled on his plantation and here their first 8 children were born. They resided 7 miles from the county seat, and Samuel Jr made a habit of going there every week or two.

Marriage

Husband: Samuel Butcher Sr

Wife: Hannah Drake

Children:

1. Ely Butcher Aug 14, 1779 – Dec 20, 1862
2. Urah Butcher Jan 27, 1781 – Mar 13, 1868
3. Thomas Butcher Apr 3, 1785 – Nov 9, 1858
4. Peyton Butcher June 28, 1786 – Jan 25, 1853
5. Tasy Butcher 1787 – aft 1870
6. John Humphrey Butcher 1788 – 1861
7. Bailiss Grigsby Butcher 1790 –
8. Susannah Butcher Apr 22, 1795 – Jul 17, 1886
9. Anna W. Butcher Aug 14, 1800 – Apr 20, 1861
10. Deborah Butcher Jan 26, 1804 – Apr 20, 1853
11. Hannah Butcher 1805 – Jul 10, 1852

Death

Burial:

Kincheloe-Vandiver Cemetery

Cedar Grove, Wood County, West Virginia

Butcher, Samuel, b. 1755, d. May 3, 1847, Revolutionary War Soldier^[2]

Capt. Samuel BUTCHER II. ^[3]

Born 28 Mar 1756. Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. ^[4]

Died 02 May 1847. Stillwell, Wood, Virginia, United States. ^[5]

Buried Cedar Grove, Wood County, West Virginia, USA. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ History of the BARRETT and Related Families of Wood Co., WV, 1984, pg. 520.
2. ↑ Kincheloe-Vandiver Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Wood County, West Virginia Interments: Samuel Butcher
3. ↑ Source: #S508908506
4. ↑ Source: #S508908506
5. ↑ Source: #S508908506
6. ↑ Source: #S508908506

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10332770/samuel-butcher: accessed 01 January 2023), memorial page for Lieut Samuel Butcher Jr. (28 Mar 1756–2 May 1847), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10332770, citing Kincheloe-Vandiver Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Wood County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Andrew Butcher Jr. (contributor 46634038).
• Fold3: Samuel Butcher
• From His Will, 1769
• Source: S-2133402809 Repository: #R-2146788693 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8448432&pid=48
• Repository: R-2146788693 Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S508908506 Repository: #R-2146788693 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.